Grundtvig Learning Partnership

Empower:

Lone parents building confidence and accessing learning

Glasgow

29th – 30th October 2009

Project Objectives1. Develop a short programme tailor – made for lone parents using work and individual coaching

methods, aimed at:Improving participants self confidence, enabling them to identify their further learning needs, link them to appropriate adult education providers, providing information about assistance available to lone parent learners locally (eg grants, childcare, welfare benefits, bursaries etc), establishing ongoing contact and support.

2. Develop the course through the exchange and observation of best practices by practitioner staff, including consultation with lone parents in each country

3. Empower lone parents participants through their participation in this programme and through direct provision of feedback by their representatives which can be used to determine the shape of the final programme.

4. Enhance understanding of the needs of lone parent learners and appropriate responses among partner organizations

5. Disseminate the course and materials using the website created by the partners to ensure wider benefit to lone parents in Europe.

Glasgow Pilot

Preparation for meeting trainees

Review of pilot Marketing

Recruitment

Programme content and delivery

Times of classes

Attendance

Barriers/difficulties

Recommendations- marketing , recruitment, content, times of classes

Measuring soft outcomes

Evaluation

Roll out of MOTIVATEUpdate from each country: Dates Recruitment numbers Marketing Delivery schedule Measuring soft outcomes Evaluation

Plenary session

Day 2

Forward Planning

Communication strategy- practitioners and learners

Performance indicators, milestones & capturing success

Project evaluation

Objectives and action planning – Germany & Poland